The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 17, 2106
Waning Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:34 PM
7:43 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2270
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 195.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.3° / 296.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 46m / -12.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.51° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.70° / -6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.83° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.